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Turning a dwg drawing file into a 3D model

bhembreeRU9LM — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:35:44 GMT

I was sent dwg. drawings of a part and need to turn them back into a 3D model without having to go in and manually CAD the entire piece. Is this a possibility in autoCAD?

Re: Turning a dwg drawing file into a 3D model

ChicagoLooper — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:41:13 GMT

Unfortunately no. If there were. 50% of users (give-or-take) would be out of a job!

Cad it up.....Or your client will be your former client.

Re: Turning a dwg drawing file into a 3D model

Patchy — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:41:23 GMT

I don't think so.

Re: Turning a dwg drawing file into a 3D model

Kent1Cooper — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:52:51 GMT

Does your wording "turn them back into a 3D model" mean that you know the drawing you were given was converted to 2D from some 3D source? If so, do you have the possibility of requesting the 3D source file from the originator? If you're not sure that's the case, the drawing may never have been in 3D form to go back to.

Re: Turning a dwg drawing file into a 3D model

bhembreeRU9LM — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:58:52 GMT

That was my first thought too. Vendor hasn't reached back out with the CAD file. Based on the format of the drawing I am almost 100% positive that it was built off an existing 3D model.

Re: Turning a dwg drawing file into a 3D model

ChicagoLooper — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:25:43 GMT

<<...100% positive that it was built off an existing 3D model....>>

Then they don't need you...they already have what they need, correct?

Re: Turning a dwg drawing file into a 3D model

Patchy — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:35:18 GMT

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Re: Turning a dwg drawing file into a 3D model

pendean — Fri, 21 Jun 2024 14:40:15 GMT

@ChicagoLooper wrote:
<<...100% positive that it was built off an existing 3D model....>>
Then they don't need you...they already have what they need, correct?